(1) In accordance with 37-1-123, there is a board of nursing home administrators.
(2) The board consists of six members:
(a) three nursing home administrators;
(b) two representatives of professions or institutions concerned with the care of chronically ill and infirm aged patients that may not be from the same profession or have a financial interest in a nursing home; and
(c) one public member.
(3) The board is allocated to the department as prescribed in 2-15-121.